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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-06
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Dessoug, Philadelphia.
MEMORANDA

New York, Nov 3-Arrived, schrs Lizzie Chad
wick, Chadwick, Fernandina; Matte May,
Richardson, Georgetown, S c.
Cleared, schr B | Hazard, Smith, Georgetown,
sc.
Buenos Ayres. Sept l7-Arrived, bark Schiller
tNor) Larsen, Pensacola.
Sailed 10Th banks Frigga (Nor), Fostensen.
Pensacola Stenley (Norl, Clausen, savannah
10Th, Bridesmaid (Brl. Hancock, Bull River, 5 c;
Corinna tNorl, Oftedahl, Satilla; 2lst, Bertha
(Nor) Bull River, S c. gath. Marie (Norl, Pensa-
Nor Larsen, Fernandna; 26th Angelina
Utah, Parodi, Pensacola; Both, Cavaliere Ivanes-
covlch (Aus) Zibiich, do; Gaetano Rapetto
Qtal' Magnolia, DO; Ricono Scenza ltall SOFA
| ri, do; Oct l. Aldebaran (Sw). Samuelson, do;
Axel Nor), Brunswick; Undine (Aus), Coboevich'
Pensacola.
Dover, Nov 3-Passed. steamship Hungaria
! (Br), Stephens. Coosaw, S c. for -.
Dordrecht, Nov ARRIVED, bark Looming
| (Norl AIikkelsen, Pensacola.
Liverpool, Nov 3-Arrived. steamship Buena-
ventura (Sp), CAIRO, Savannah.
Barbados, Oct 19-ArrIved, Schr Dora Mat
thews, Brown, Fernandina.
Sailed 18th. bark Venerata (Nor), Persen, Pen
sacola; schr Five Brothers, Worth, Fernandlna;
14th, bark Louise Nor, Dahl, Brunswick to load
| for Channel; brig Rising Sun, Decker, New York
| 18th, barkS Avauti (Nor) Boaa, Pensacola TO
load for the United Kingdom: 18th, Paragon
| (Br) DCane, Wilmington; Anna (Danl, Paulsen
| Fernandina; Enrichino Utah. Razeto, Pensacola;
| Dictator Nor, Gogee, Ship Island.
North Sydney, G b. Oct 3l-Arrived, steam
ship Foscoha (Br), LeTemplier, Savannah for
| Riga.
Brunswick Oct s1-Arrived, schr Grace Brad
lay, Mcintyre, Boston; Nov ?, City of Nassau
| (Br) Kelly, Nassau.
Sailed Goth, bark Samuel Welsh, Thiessing,
Philadelphia; schr Joseph Rudd. Hallock, New
| York: Dist, barks Meteor (Norl, Jensen, Amster-
dam; Maria Stella QtaD, Motato, Marseilles; Sd,
stmr Edinburgh (Br, johnson, Liverpool; schr
| Otello, Bond Boston.
| Darien, Nov 2-Cleared, schr Herman B Og-
| den, Church, New York.
| Fernandina, Nov 3-Arrived, schrs Thomas P
Ball, Ryder, New York; Five Brothers Worth,
| Para (BraziD.
Fortress Monroe, Nov lin the roads for a
harbor schr Denile, Baltimore for Savannah,
| put back Both from sea-
| jacksonville Nov Arrived, schr VIM c
| Green, Dawes, Boston.
| Pensacola, Nov 3-Arrived, schr Jas E Bayles,
| Robinson, Galveston.
| Perth Amboy, Nov 3-Arrived, schr J H
| Parker Dayton, New York, to load for Port
| Royal.
Wilmington, n C, Nov 3-Arrived, bark Cato
| (Nor(, Andreasen, Tybee.
New York, Nov ARRIVED, steamships Rugia,
| Hamburg; Celtic, LIVERPOOL
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL
New York, Nov. 5. noon.-stocks active but
weak. Money easy at $685. per cent. Exchange
long, 81 S13464 80. short, 81 S51604 1914.
State bonds duh and unchanged. Government
bonds dull buf steady.
500 o. m.-Exchange dull but steady. Money
easy at 3131b per cent, closing offered at 3.
Sub Treasury balaDces-Gold, $13l, 96l, 900; cur
rency ST, "a, 200. Government bonds dull but
steady; four per cents 1855; four and half
per cents 1885,. State bonds dull and feature
less.
The stock market to-day was active. and
while strong at first yielded at the close to the
pressure hr %Ssht to bear by the bears. There
was good buying by commission houses and for
eigners, which was specially noticeable in Van
derbiltS. Canada Southern and Michigan Cen
trail easily leading the advance Chattanooga
also showed marked strength and held its gain
till the close. The high figure after tho steady
advance of the week induced considerable
realization by short-waisted bulls, and bears be-
came encouraged to make a demonstration
against the list. 1t made but little progress,
however, until the issue Of the bank statement,
with its loss of S. 900 900 in the surplus reserve
when the selling became more marked and the
list yielded rapidly. Northern Pacific preferred
was most prominent in the decline, though the
business done in the stock was small, and it is
alone in showing mate ial loss this evening.
The opening was firm at advances of small
fractions. Further fractional advances were
made in the first hour, with Vanderblts very
prominent The market became more quiet to-
ward noon, and prices began to recede. Little
progress was made, however, until the issue of
the bank statement, which accelerated the de-
cline and the close was active and weak at the
lowest prices reached. The net result of the
days trading is that most stocks are lower,
though declines are confined generally to frac-
tional amountSonly, the only important change
being a loss of IA per cent. in Northern Pacific
preferred. Sales aggregated 1917 900 shares.
ILL 1yft1erx no ~ nfaf
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THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1887.

brought to the archbishop's attention, and
he at once wrote to the office and told us to
make out bill for whatever might he tho
proper amount. 1t was rather a dihcult
bill to make out, and the only way we
could get at it was to take the average of
til, monthly bills rendered at the house for
the last two years of which we hal record,
and compute the account due in that way.
1t amounted, as l said, to something over
$50. His grace sent i'll caeck the next
day, thus having the honor and pleasure of
paying the largest individual gas bill on re-
cord
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ILLUMINATED Fos TEN YEARS.
The Archbishop Breaks the Record on
Gas B 1ls-Paying $3.50.

The Archbishop Breaks the Record on
Gas B lls-Paying $3.50.
From the Missouri Republican.
"The heaviest gas bill ever paid by one
private consumer-for gas furnished to his
residence, that is" remarked gas man,
twas one paid short time ago by Arch
bishop Kenrick. How big do you suppose
it wasp
81 couldn't imagine"
Something over $3.50"
'For gas used at his homer
Eyes sir.
"How did it happen7 Was he illuminat-
ing for the President aud Mrs. Clevelandr
"No, it was a case of lost meter. You
see each year the records are gone over and
brought into new book, and it sometimes
happens, through the carelessness of a clerk
or for some other reason, that the transfer
to the new book is not properly made. The
list of meters in each district is made up and
given to the inspectors, and, of course, if
house number does not appear in the inspec
tors book he does not go into the house to
investigate The only thing that there is to
20 on is the list. He can't go behind the re-
turns. Well as | am telling you, the meter
in the Archbishop's house was not properly
entered, and we knew nothing at all about
it until one day one of the members OF
MS Idr1lllY cHDle uOWu lOuScu IL cOfIl-
plant about the working of the gas in the
house We looked the matter up,
and it did not appear that his grace had
any gas or was using any meter. There
was nothing on the books to show it. We
turned back to last year and there was
nothing there, to the year before and there
was nothing there, and so the chase was
kept up all the way back to 1876, when it
was evident what sort of a mistake had
been made. Gas had been burning for ten
wears in the house, and we had known moth
ing about it. The meter bad ground itself
completely out so that il could give us no
consolation whatever. The matter y as
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Schr Joseph Rudd Hallock, which left Bruins
wick, Ga, Oct 80, for New York, put into VIII
mlngtOn c, Nov 3, in distress
London, Nov 3-Bark Perpetua Br), Mont
gomery, from Darien, Sept g. for Harrington,
was towed into the Vile roads Nov with feet
of water in her hold.
The Emile, from Sapelo for Rochelle, has put
into Fayal leaking badly.
Jacksonville, Nov steamer Port Royal, lying
at marine railway on opposite side of the river
for repairs, took fire yesterday and was burned
to the waters edge; not insured. She was
owned by Mr. Taylor, of Portland, Ne, and as
she stood was worth about $1,000
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ASSTNGERS


Per steamship Chattahoochee, for New York
W A Wilcox Curtis, & A Mccullough, Chas
Calhoun. d Speer, and steerage
craftsmanship City of Augusta, from New York
Mrs f Wheaton, Mrs K NJ Demere and son,
Mrs c A Reitze and inf, Col G Cole. Mrs A
Byck, Miss Byck, G King, L 4 King, Mrs NJ
Murlow, t Pearce, j A Clark and wife. T J
Smith, Thos Smith, G T Stuart. Mrs Holden
and son. Adams, NJ L Higgenbotton, Miss !
Lyard W Moon and wife. r HARRISON B NJ
Westcott and wife. Capt PrunlaD, + H Gould,
II williams. Mrs NJ DIggan Unfit and daughter.
NJ Grimpert, G Williams, Miss Dennison. W R
George, A K Holden, c Osick. Miss Olsick, II
Berg, Mrs W Fl Hawley, Mrs R Randall and
colored, and IS steerage.
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RECEIPTS.

Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, Nov
5-53 bales cotton, 80 sacks rice, boxes d goods,
81 caddies tobacco, chairs, 8 cars wood rolls
carpet, crates ware, 237 sacks rice, Dbl ba-
con, bales hides IS pkgs mdse, and mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Nov 81 1853 bales cotton. 1876 bbls rOSin. 123
bbs spirits turpentine, 2,261 boxes oranges, l25
bbls flour, % bbls oranges, 20 bales hides. 81
tons irons, cars wood. 20 cars lumber. car
slate. IS cases matches, g buggeS, pr shafts, "a
chairs. 16 sacks rice. and mdse.
Per Central Railroad, Nov So. 2S9 bales cot
ton IS bales yarn. POS bales domestics, bales
plaids, 8 bales hides. rolls leather. l,036 lbs
feathers, So pkgs tobacco. $1,000 It's lard, 81 $50
lbs bacon, 1870 lbs fruit, AZ pkgs furniture, 377
bbls flour 81 head cattle. 20 head horses and
mules, 81 cars lumber, bhls syrup, 4S head
sheep, 81 pkgs wood in shape, 12s tons pig iron,
IS pkgs Irvine, pkgs vegetables, 80 doz brooms,
6 pkgs machinery, , pigs carriage material, 495
pkgS mdse, II bales paper stock, 32S pkgs junk,
% pkgs empties. cars cotton seed, q cases
eggs. 300 bbls cotton seed oil, a pkgs hardware.
1859 bbls spirits turpentine, hf bbls whisky, $50
bblS roSin
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Trough on Dirt

Ask for 'Rougn on Dirt A perfect
washing powder found at lastl a harmless
extra fine AL article, pure and clean, sweet
ems, freshens, bleaches and whitens without
for fine linens and laces, general household,
kitchen and laundry use. Softens water,
saves labor and soap Added to starch pre-
vents following. SC, 1Jc.. 2'r e grocers
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"Rough on Bile" Pills.

Small granules, small dose, big results,
pleasant in operation, don't disturb the
stomach, l0c and sc
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Address Registered Letters 70
NEw ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.

REMEMBER r nIs the B pFisnSs q G Sas
Early. who are in charge of the drawings, is a
guarantee of absolute fairness and nteg gritty,
That the CHAR es are all equal. and that no one
can possibly divine what number will draw ,
Prize.
REMEMBER that the payment Of all Prizes
is GUARANIE ED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS Of New Orleans, and the Tickets ara
signed by the President of an Institution whose
chartered rights ara reco mixed in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware or any limitations or
anonymous schemes
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sBuchu-Paiba."

q Quick, complete cure, all annoying kid
hey bladder and urinary diseases, 81. AT
druggists
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ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YESTERDAY
Bark Riga Nor) Olsen, Demerara, in ballast
Master.
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ARRIVED AT TYREE YESTERDAY.

Steamship Chiswick (Br) Gowing, Boston, in
ballast b West & Co.
Ship Ceyion tBr), Corbett, Sapelo, TO load for
Liverpool-Wilder & Co.
Bark Ceylon Ger, Niemann, st Vincent, V
l, in ballast--Master.
Bark st Christopher Ger, Schuttpelz St Vim
cent, in ballast lis ordered to Doboy)-Holst &
Co.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIS DAY.
Sun RISES Observation-Disclosures. 6:19
Sun SETS. .......................5: sos
HIeH WATER AT SAVANNAH .. 11:41 NJ. 1900 NJ
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SUNDAY. Nc
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship City of Augusta. Catharine, New
York-C G Anderson. Agent
Steamer David Clark Bravo. Darlen, Doboy
and Brunswick-C Williams, Agent.
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ARRIVED BELOW YESTERDAY.
Schr Henry Washington, -, New York
with guano to order; vessel to Master.
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Commissioners.
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
Y Over Half Million Distributed.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY

Incorporated in 1858 for y years by the Leg.s-
iature Tor Educational and Charitable purposes
with n capital Of ,00) J00-to which reserve
fund of over ~ D. o has since been added
By an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise vas made a part of the present State con-
stitution, ado, tnd December ID, A. ID. 1879
The only Lottery eUel Uoted on and endorsed
bU the people Of aug State.
II ncrer scales or postpones
its Grand single Number ORA wing. tnko
place monthly, and the Semi Annual Draw
ings regularly every six months dune and
ID, CEN berl.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A FORTUNE. r T., ENTH GRAND DRAW.
ING, CLASS IN THEACADEMY OF MUSIC,
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, No. ember .,
lssf-2 Olh Monthly drawing.
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COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 5, noon.-Cottop firm, prices
sttfenng little; middling uplands 514d, mid
ding Orleans 5]sd sales 1000 bales, for specu-
lation and export 900 bales; receipts $4,000
baleS-American 13, 600.
Futures Uplands, low middling clause. No
vember delivery i6-64d, ~ 15-64d November
and December 13-64d December and January
0 IL SD; January and February 12-6ld: Feb
ruary and March 5 12-64d. also l3-6id; March
and April 14-64d; April and May 16-6ld;
NAY and june 3 1S-Sid; June and July 20-64d.
Market steady at the advance.
! p. m.-The sales to-day included $500 bales
of American.
Futures -Uplauds low middling clause, No:
vemher delivery 13-64d, buyers: November and
December l4-64d sellers; December and
January 13-6id sellers: January and February
8 1860, sellers; February and March 1l-64d.
sellers; March and April i5-64d sellers; April
and May l664d, buyers; May and June 8 lS-64d.
buyers; June and July 20-64d, buyers. Market
closed steady.
New York, Nov. 5. noon.-Cotton firm: mid
ding uplands 11-1Gc, middling Orleans Is 16c;
sales s. bales.
Futures Market opened steady closed strong,
with sales as follows: November delivery 65GD
0 SIC, December 62G19 SIC, January 6s09 90c,
February 1903 96c, March S96S1O 0Sc, April
9S9fn10 10c
500 p. m.--Marlet closed firm mddling up
lands 1l-l6c, middling Orleans l3-loc; sales
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LOTTERY.
It's: ny
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.

we do hereby certify that ws supervise tho
arrangements for all The Monthly and SENT
a snnaI Drawings Of The Louisiana state Lot
ieri Compdny dtJ in person carnage aud con-
troll tie Drdtotags themselves, and that the sln,s
are conducted icih honesty, Jai,ress and ~
good tdih ttclrd al parties, and zoe duthortss
the Company 10 use htS certificate, NTH fBc-
sdiatIes Of signatures attached an ats adver-
tiseiaentS"
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Nacoochee, Kempton, New York
G G Anderson
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COMMERCIAL.
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SAVANNAH MARKET.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,

OFFICE OF The MORNING. NEWS, [
SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 8, 4P. M.
CoTroN--The market was very firm and prices
advancing There was an active inquiry, which
was fairly met. The total sales for the day
we're 4.017 bales. On Change at the opening
call. at 10 a. m, the market was reported
steady and unchanged, with sales of 80 bales
At the second call, at p. M, it was irregular
at an advance of Isc for all grades, the sales
being 1854 bales At the third and last call, at
4 p. M, it closed firm and unchanged, with
further sales of 1888 bales. The following are the
official closing spot quotations of the Cotton
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Naval STOREs-Ihe market Tor splrIJs GuT-
pentine was very firm. There was a good de-
mand, and the market was swept pretty bare of
stock in first hands, and fully 900 casks changed
hands during the past two days At the Board
of Trade on the opening call the market was
reported firm at 3J15c for regulars, At the
closing call it was firm at 3418c for regulars,
with sales of so casks on private terms Rosin-
The market was quiet and steady at quotations.
At the Board of Trade on the first call the mar
ket was reported firm for K and above, and
steady for and below at the following quota
tons: A. B, c. and D ST 90, Z 81 90. f 81 05, G
81 OH, H 81 TO- 81 IS. 81 40 NJ 81 so, N 81 rs,
window glass 81 3d. water white 81 S. At the
closing call it was unchanged.
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Sen Lsland-The market was quiet, but firm
and unchanged. There was O fair demand and
about 90 bags were sold on the basis of quota
.;ons We quote:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-22

juror 6'ad that he 10 incompetent to
perform the duties imposed upon
him, Or that he willingly leaves un.
done things which sisonld be con.
summated. they have only 10 present
q petition signed by ten citizens and
taxpayers from the ward in which
they live to the district attorney,
and demand the expulsion of said
Juror. The foregoing conclusions.
relative to neglect on the part of
our Police Jury, must not impress
it with The idea that we. for IL mo.
ment. you'd holittIe any member of
that body in the estimation of his
people. 1t is only a reminder for it
to do ;hings which are clearly expe.
dent and iu accord With the wishes
Of the people.
If the Police Jury will york upon
a fair and syste,naticsl basis. alI will
be veil; but, until they do SO, all
will be wrong,
Another curse npon the parish ia
q practice Of carrying concealed
weapons. This. ynur Honor. is IL
question Of greatest importance. and
one which should have unlimited
consideration. 1T ia something to
be dreaded ard could be easily sup
pressed. The sheriff and his depu
ties. ward constables. the district
attorney, and all officers connected
with yonr honorable court ore the
ones from whom this metter should
receive particular attention. They
are not diligent enough. Tho laws
of the State are severe enough, EN-.
powering any court officer who even
suspects person OF carrying con
cealed eapons. to make an e2nmiu.
alton Of his person. SO. if the Police
Jury will do its duty, and the officers
Of the court will perform without
fear the dnties entrusted to their
care. the parish OF Vermilion will
soon rise to standpoint Of prosper.
ity not to he exceeded by any parish
IN the State.
Now that we have discharged all
OF the duties imposed upon us. and
hoping that we have dealt lawfully
with oil things entrusted to our ex.
animation. we ash to he discharged.
MISOs L. GoRpf, JR.,
Foreman.
Abheville, Jan. 13. 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-22
DoH't KNOW When to Stop.

How few people know when to
stop. If the preacher knew when
to stop preaching, how much gran.
der the effort Of his sermon might
he. II the genjal fellow knew when
to stop telling his good stories. how
mnch keener The relish vorld be.
IL the moralizer knew when to stop
mora'izing. how mnch longer the
favor Of his philosophy woud re-
main. If the friend knew when
to keep still, now grateful his
silence would be. Ii :he frank aud
candid creature who tells Us our
faults knew when to hold his
tongue, how much less strong our
impulse to strangle him would be-
come. II the high liyers knew
when to stop eating. how n,Ici, less
sure dyspepsia would ae. II the
popular man knew when to with.
draw. how much more rcgretlully
we should see him go. If the
politician knew when to retire into
private life. how much whittier his
record would he. If we all knew
just ~Isen to die, and could bring
it ahont, hov much truer our
epitaph would be.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-22

Princess Metternich Of Vienna. is
described by Paris correspondent
as "ofordinary beauty but supreme
IS charming, elegant, witty, ori.
ginaI, and stcadfa~. il her love and
her hate" Previous to the down.
fall of the Empire she lived in Paris
tor some years. in the Rue de Var
enne, but could never re induced to
return there since 1870. She was
expected the other day at the mar
risge Of the Coutesse de Po"rta|es
and Baron de Berckheim. She is
the most popular lady in Vienna,
and recently raised 100000 forms
for the poor of the city.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-01-22

A poet asks: What is it makes
the noonday air 90 strons?' Well,
perhaps the wife has been boiling
cabbage or somelhiG, ike !ha,.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-05

NO S.iis against The Y~ElLowsrosE JOURNAL,
contracted by any OF the ellp.oyes a. said paper or,
sthsn, viii be recognised unless Aceompsnisa ., A
written order signed bv the publisher or business
manager.
responsible for any Of the opinions or uttsrancss Of
It's correspondents.
Notice 10 hereby given 10 ell concerned that TIL
Y~BLLowsrosE JOURNAL holds the contract from
the governor Of Montsns, 70 do all printing and
advertlsing, Of whatever nature chargesble TO Gus
ter county ; and 10 also the designated and oniv
paper In Custer county In which services by put
location can be legally made. Legal notices pul
lissed In other papers Of Custer county, are void
and worthless, ss has been decided by the courts o.
Montana.
All lettsrs and communications containing met
Ter intended for publication In this paper, shout,
b addressed TO The YELLovsrosE JOURNAL
and the name Of the writer must be given to insur'
attention.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-05
A Rare

Collectors of looks and rare articles do
not always care TO let it become known
TO the general public that they possess
them, for often such things come into
their possession ina surreptitiOus
There is 4 most pointed case to exemplify
this. A collector of books and auto
graphs, John Allen. died. and his eXecu-
tor sold the collection at auction. The
sale realized many thousand dollars, hut
that which particularly interested the
curious was an autograph lctter-Gen.
WashingtOn's answer 10 the address Of
the Corporation Of New York comforting
on him the freedom Of the city. May ,.
1855. Ii occupied two folio pages. Two
collectors bid for il, and became 80 eX-
cited that they went beyond all reason.
and n Of them. Mr.. Lent. bid $1,000
for ii. II was knocked down to him.
He was appalled, at what he had done
and declined TO pay. A lawsuit was the
result. Before it came TO judgment the
city attorney Of New York brought a suit
Of replcvin to recover possession Of the
letter on the ground that il formed part
OF the city archives. The city recovered
it. showing that ii had been extracted
from the archives forty years before.
Some Of the most famous archives have
thus been robbed by collectors, and if a
search Were made in the old records Of
ST. Louis similar thcfts would be traced.
Nothing, in fact, is safe from the col.
lcctor. st. Louis Republican.